Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-06-14
THE MAINE CAVALRY.
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The sr.nds,, cavalry charge ,ha, ever
took place Ia ihi. oogniry. and ose u the
grards,i mentioned ia history. was ,hs,
% The F,fs, Maine Cavalry =, BRADY
Station. re.gliias Ia The ,Aslag q Hi.
pA;riek's army rom utter rou, AL cap
iuie Sfange 20 sy. The sto'e s,oiy
hN never been told until il "a, related
10 the Jounai eou,,Poadshi. At Bangor.
~ho j. the suiho; o. the coming book /.
Eastern Malnc and The Rebsllioa H.
Fitzpatrick vss fgh'er. bu'. Ike =
ball dog. be- rsvtr stopped 10 ",irs up
tis opPonsn'. ba, al-ays pitched IN ~hsn-
ever there was "a ''openins. No mat
,sr ho~ email his own foiee. lot bow
large that o. the snsmy. II there va, =
shosi q . chance 20 fsh, he "a, =. L..
Az Brandy S,s;ioa. be. following hi. own
inclination. rather than hi. good jads-
meat. attacked the rebel Gen. Stuart, a,
hi. headquarters. there being ,heie =, the
time. the h)~tr oi bis army.
bat Ne will T., the book tell The story
Of h. defeat. AID how The Firs, Maine
Cavalry, under the salllni Doaiy. saved
the day.
The Colossl Dogiy mentioned vss. At
The beginning Of tie var. Sheriff u Pl'-
eAisquis Cogniy. ba, lsf, ihi. position fof
A. humble ose in the Uaioa ranks. Ill,
memory j, cherished. Snd hi, deed. q
vAlor well remembered. BY every 'on q
PiseA,Aqais
l, va, q, The battle Of Brady Station
iha, Doa,y made record COZ himself.
ard or the Fms, Maine C.valy. ,hA,
~ill be - enduring - the fame u the
army itself. for on ihA, day the hitherto
de,p.ssd cavalry saved the brigade uudsr
fitzpatrick. and. when The fsh, Was over.
dismounisd with The consciousness OF
knosing that they were the admiration
of friend and foe alike.
Fifty miles sou,h.wes. Of Washington.
the Orange & Alexander Railroad crosse,
the RppAhannoek River. and on this
road. one-kslf way from the bridge TO
Culpepper. about five miles. is Brady
Station. Aboai one-hAlf mile from the
railroad stood IN old.fashiOned mansion,
surrounded by beautiful lawn. and back
Of ihi. line Of woods This house ~as
the headquarters Of the rebel General
Stuart and around IL WAS heavy force OF
artillery. esvAly aud infantry. The whole
sloping field. mAny acres ia ex,en,. formed
Of undala,ing. smooth ground. was As
tine a place for q cavalry hsh, as could
be found on Southern soil. When !, was
learned ,hs, there WAS TO be a fight.
DOuiy ordered a inspection, made sure
that everything vas in .frt-elass shape.
and even wen, 20 Ear Is 10 have the sabres
ground. The horses bad bad = weeks
rest. AID were ia high ms,,le.
Early in the morning the fin, Maine
crossed the river =, K.lly's Ford. and
heard q, ,hA, early hour the artillery.
which was already Engaged. For while
they remained in idlensss, bu, later. the
battle seeming TO 70 agsins, the Union
arms. they were hurried forsard q, q
,ro,. none more eager and none more ear
nesily wishing for = chance to enter the
conflict than DOuiy. AZ the Maine boys
swung from the woods. into the broad
and beautiful field. the sspee, was one
tending to disheArten the men, but they
seemed TO be obliviOas to everything save
the movements Of their colonel. Men
were fleeing on every hand. aud al e,i.
dsnee pointed to terrible defeat, when
Fitzpatrick. seeing the fir, Maine ad-
yareing. burned up 10 DOuiy, and called:
"COlonsl Douty. for Gods sake. tell
me wha, you can do With your regiment.
Can you save me p
CHANGING proudly to the SIX hundred
grim and silent horsemen. Douty raised
himself in his saddle and said:
81 can drive those fellows to hell"
He 70, the grea, desire Of his courage
Gus hear,,-an order to engage the enc
my-and = moment later there rang out.
clear and loud above the din OF battle.
the bagls sound to charge. Away went
that gallant body. and ~ they rode. men
shoulder to shoulder and horses flank to
flank, they say before them . picture